Commodity Business Manager

At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate diagnostic testing. Our mission drives us, every moment of every day, as we develop scalable, groundbreaking solutions to solve the world’s most complex health challenges.

Our associates are involved in every stage of molecular diagnostics, from ideation to development and delivery of testing advancements that improve patient outcomes across a range of settings.

As a member of our team, you can make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development.

Cepheid is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Danaher Diagnostics companies. Together, we’re working at the pace of change on diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges, driven by knowing that behind every test there is a patient waiting.

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The Staff Commodity Business Manager, is responsible for developing supply chain strategies to support to enable Cepheid’s instrument product roadmap.

This is an opportunity to influence hardware decisions and shape the Cepheid product portfolio.

This position is part of the Global Operations Team and will be located on site in Sunnyvale, CA. At Cepheid, our vision is to be the leading provider of seamlessly connected diagnostic solutions.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to :

• Manage end-to-end supplier relationships, including contract negotiations, supplier identification and selection, and supplier development
• Generate tactical and strategic commodity roadmaps that drive improvements in cost, quality, delivery, and working capital
• Research and identify new technologies and industry trends across multiple commodities
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure end-user requirements are sufficiently detailed for sourcing and procurement
• Manage supplier risk through identification and mitigation of supplier operational and financial deficiencies

The essential requirements of the job include :

Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of related work experience OR Master’s degree in field with 6+ years of related work experience OR Doctoral degree in field

with 3+ years of work experience, preferably in Procurement, Supply Chain, or Engineering with 8+ years experience in Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, Purchasing, and / or Supplier Relationship Management

• Direct experience leading cross-functional teams to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions
• Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view
• Global sourcing experience for multinational manufacturing company
• Proven negotiation skills in a medical device manufacturing environment

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in :

• Building, maintaining, and fostering relationships with suppliers.
• Ability to interpret product Bill of Materials (BOM's) and Drawings. Commercial experience, including contractual documentation, within a dynamic environment
• Continuous improvement in manufacturing

Cepheid, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives.

Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at danaherbenefitsinfo.com.

The salary range OR the hourly range for this role is $120,000 - $170,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting.

We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus / incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical / dental / vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note : No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable.

The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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